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Meet “Big Joe”

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Jennifer Chaves in Featured News, Latest News

Joseph Hreish, a Special Olympian since 2016, was recognized by the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund as the 2022 Special Olympics Athlete of the Year. Nominated by the Kiwanis Club of Huntington Beach, Joseph has won medals in swimming and bocce ball, along with his favorite sports, floor hockey and basketball. Affectionately known as “Big Joe,” he […]

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Extraordinary Heroes

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Jennifer Chaves in Featured News, Latest News

On October 11, 2021, a small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Santee, CA, destroying a UPS truck and two homes and damaging a dozen more. Sadly, the pilot and the UPS driver perished that day; however, things could have been worse. Neighbors Michael Keeley, Allison Rea, Amanda Nelson, Shawn Purvis, and David Atico […]

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Mr. Kiwanis, Larry Graves

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Jennifer Chaves in Featured News, Latest News

Larry Graves, a member of the Kiwanis Club of Woodside Terrace, A.M., was recognized with the Bert Shoemaker Award during the Awards Luncheon at the 2022 Cal-Nev-Ha Kiwanis District Education Convention in Indian Wells, California. Larry first joined Kiwanis in 1971 and was recently honored with the Kiwanis International Legion of Honor Certificate for 50 […]

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Meet Diane

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Jennifer Chaves in Featured News, Latest News, Scholarship Success Stories

Since [last summer], I have finished my first year at the University of California, San Diego, where I am pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology, expected to graduate in 2025. Living away from home for the first time definitely had its difficulties, but with those difficulties came many opportunities to grow and learn how […]

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You Did It!

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Jennifer Chaves in Featured News, Grant Success Stories, Latest News, Success Stories

Have you heard? Your generosity provided more than $116,000 in grants to our six partner hospitals this year! In 1994, the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund partnered with children’s hospitals in Oakland, San Diego, Loma Linda and since then has expanded our partner hospital program to include children’s hospitals in Madera, Honolulu and Reno. As part of this […]

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Keepin’ Up With Edward

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Jennifer Chaves in Featured News, Latest News, Scholarship Success Stories

Now an incoming senior at Stanford University, our 2019 Loretta Barksdale-McElwain scholarship recipient Edward Tran has been pretty busy since graduating high school. We recently received an email from Edward. Here’s what he’s been up to, and all we can say is . . . WOW! Keep up the great work Edward! “I declared Computer […]

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Riding Safely Thanks to Kiwanis

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Jennifer Chaves in Featured News, Grant Success Stories, Latest News

With the help of a Pediatric Trauma Program grant from the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund and the generosity of several local organizations, the Kiwanis Club of Fletcher Hills hosted their long-anticipated bike rodeo on Monday, February 21, 2022. Originally scheduled for 2020, but postponed due to the pandemic, the event drew a small crowd of children […]

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Heroes Among Us

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Jennifer Chaves in Featured News, Latest News

At the 2016 Kiwanis District Convention, Greg Fox, Jr., of the Kiwanis Club of Alpine, was recognized by the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund with the Nathan Hale Award for heroism. On April 30, 2016, Greg was driving through the bike route at the Alpine Challenge – a charity bike ride through the mountain town of Alpine […]

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Winning the Gold

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Jennifer Chaves in Featured News, Latest News

In 2019, Kathy Richards, a Special Olympian for more than 52 years, was recognized by the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund as the 2019 Special Olympics Athlete of the Year. Nominated by the Kiwanis Club of East Fresno, Kathy has been described as an extraordinary swimmer and skier. Kathy is regularly invited to Special Olympics competitions and […]

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Double Your Impact!

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Jennifer Chaves in Featured News, Latest News

Did you know many employers offer matching gift programs and will match your donation to the Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund – and it won’t cost you a dime! Other employers will recognize your Kiwanis volunteer hours with a donation to the CNH Children’s Fund – all you have to do is ask! From American Express to […]

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